5- Invaders ✅

Question 1

Bacteriophages

Answer 1

A type of virus that is parasitic towards bacteria

Question 2

Binary fission

Answer 2

A type of cell division of prokaryotic where two daughter cells are formed from the parent cell

Question 3

Chitin

Answer 3

A polysaccharide composed of glucose like units that contain nitrogen. Its structure is similar to cellulose

Question 4

Commensalism

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A form of symbiosis of two species where one is benefited and the other is uneffected

Question 5

Communicable

Answer 5

Able to be communicated from one organism to another

Question 6

Contagious

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Able to be transferred by direct contact

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Ectoparasite

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An parasite that lives on the outside of its host

Question 8

Endoparasite

Answer 8

A parasite that lives inside its host

Question 9

Encysted

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To be enclosed in a cyst

Question 10

Endemic

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A disease confided to a geographic region or population

A organism that is confined to a specific place or location

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Endospore

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A hard walled spore that forms with the original bacterial cell, not by budding off

Question 12

Flagellum

Answer 12

Fine cellular projections form 20-100um in length on the surface of Protozoa, bacteria and sperm

Question 13

Gametocytes

Answer 13

Male or female sex cells

Question 14

Host

Answer 14

An organism from which a parasite derives its survival requirements such as nutrients, or shelter

Question 15

Immune

Answer 15

Term used to describe something that is not effected by something else

Question 16

Incubation period

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The period of time after infection where the pathogen builds in strength before showing symptoms

Question 17

Infectious

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An agent that can be transmitted from one organism to another

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Innate

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Not learnt, inherently know

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Keratinised

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To become scalely

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Lyses

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To undergo lysis (cell poping)

Question 21

Merozoite

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The daughter cell of a protozoan parasite

Question 22

Microorganism

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Any organism that can be seen with a microscope

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Mortality

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To do with death

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Mutualism

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A form of symbiosis where both parties are benefitted in some way

Question 25

Mycelium

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Fine thread like filaments of fungi that form a mass or ball

Question 26

Non-infectious

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An agent that cannot be transmitted from one organism to another

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Obligate

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Describes an organism that can only survive in another organism

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Outbreak

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A sudden increase in the incidence of something, in this case, a disease causing pathogen

Question 29

Pandemic

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Worldwide disease

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Pathogenicity

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The disease causing capacity of a pathogen

Question 31

Pathogen

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Any disease causing organism or molecule

Question 32

Peptidoglycan

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A protein-carbohydrate compound that makes up the cell walls of prokaryotes, such as bacteria

Question 33

Phytoalexins

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Chemicals produced by plants under attack, plant antibodies

Question 34

Platelet

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Cell fragments found in the blood that cause coagulation and clogging of wounds

Question 35

Prions

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Infectious self-reproducing protein particles

Question 36

Resistance

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Describes the extent to which an organism is or is not effected by an agent such as a pathogen or chemical toxin

Question 37

Vector

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An agent that transfers something such as a pathogen from one location to another

Question 38

Susceptibility

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Describes the level of response by an organism to a pathogen

Question 39

Virulence

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Describes the intensity of the effect of a pathogen

Question 40

Disease

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A disorder of function in an organism, especially one that targets specifics, that being organism, organ, cells etc, from this it shows specific signs and symptoms

Question 41

Carrier

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An individual that carries a the microorganisms of a disease with out showing symptoms

Question 42

Epidemic

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A disease that affects a large population of individuals in a population or segment of a population over a defined period of time.

Question 43

Host

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An organism from which a parasite derives its survival requirements such as nutrients and shelter

Question 44

Symptom

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A physical or mental feature that is regarded as indicating a condition of disease

Question 45

Agent

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Any molecule or organism that is capable of producing an effect.

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Organism

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A living being composed of organs, tissues, cell and organelles

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Parasite

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An organism that live in (endoparasite) or on (ectoparasite) another organism relying on it for the necessities of life

Question 48

Chemical defence

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A process in immune defence where chemicals (cytokines, histamines, and so on) are used in defending the body.

Question 49

Lysozyme

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An enzyme (in tears) that's catalyses the destruction of the cell walls of certain bacteria

Question 50

Mucous membrane

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A layer of mucous that covers a surface, it is used to protect from pathogenetic agents

Question 51

Physical barrier

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A 'wall' that defends an area from infection of an organism